Karan Singh Gurjar

Karan Singh Gurjar
Full nameKaran Singh Gurjar
Born (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Alwar, Rajasthan, India
ResidenceOrléans, France[1]
Sport
Country India
Training location
WeaponSabre
HandRight-handed
Head coach
Highest ranking60 (February 2023)[3]
Current ranking83 (October 2024)
FIE ranking83
Medal record
Men's sabre fencing
Representing  India
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Canberra Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Canberra Individual
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Team
Commonwealth Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cape Town Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cape Town Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Newcastle Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Newcastle Individual
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Dammam–Manama Individual
FIE profile

Karan Singh Gurjar (born 3 April 1999) is an Indian sabre fencer.[4] He has won a gold and a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships.[5] Gurjar is also a double gold medalist at the South Asian Games.[6]

At the junior level, he was won multiple medals at Commonwealth Championships and the Asian Championships.[7]

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  2. ^ "France is home away from home for Indian Fencer Karan Singh". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. ^ "Fencing: Karan Singh upsets World No. 7 at Men's Sabre World Cup". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ Mukherjee, Souvik (2024-04-27). "Indian fencer Karan Singh Gurjar upsets second seed in Olympic Qualifiers to enter final, one step away from Paris Berth". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ PTI (2022-07-16). "Fencing World Championships: India's Karan Singh beats 14th seed in first round, to face World No. 4 next". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. ^ Katoch, Bikash Chand (2023-07-11). "Top 5 Indian fencers to watch out for at Asian Games 2022". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ^ "Fencing is India's next lunge at Olympic medal". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-07.